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Home - Mission Statement.
About Us - Brief Description of our Firm and the areas of law practiced.
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Practice - List of areas of law practiced by each Attorney at Brandt, Fisher, Alward & Roy, P.C.
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Location - A map with directions to our Firm.
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Publications - A links page with articles written by BFAR Attorneys.
Corporate Articles - How to Choose the Form of Your New Business.
Family Law Articles - The Indian Child Welfare Act: Myths and Mistaken Application.
Real Estate Law -
Conversion Condos - What Every Realtor Should Know
Collecting Dues In Tough Economic Times (Condo Assoc)
Banking Law
Foreclosure by Advertisement Statute Update
Redemption Period Chart in Foreclosure by Advertisement
2009 Amendment to Non-Judicial Foreclosure Statute (Foreclosure by Advertisement)
Bankruptcy Law -
Selected Avoidance and Recovery Issues, Part 1,Defenses to Lien Avoidance Actions, as Published in NABTalk Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Vol. 25, No. 1
Selected Avoidance and Recovery Issues: Part 2, Defenses to Lien Avoidance Actions, as Published in NABTalk Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Vol. 25, No. 2
Estates/Wills - Entry Page meet the author of the estate planning articles.
Estate Planning Articles from 2000
Estate Planning Articles from 2001
Estate Planning Articles from 2002
Estate Planning Articles from 2003
Estate Planning Articles from 2004
Estate Planning Articles from 2005
Estate Planning Articles from 2006
Estate Planning Articles from 2007
Estate Planning Articles from 2008
Estate Planning Articles from 2009
Estate Planning Articles from 2010
All Estate Planning Articles Listed by Month and Year:
January 2000 -
Naming a Trust as Beneficiary of an IRA.
February 2000 -
IRAs - TO RECALCULATE OR NOT
March
2000 - "Fame" and Fortune.
April 2000 - Is
There a Fortune in Your "Fame?"
May 2000 - TAX
STRATEGIES FOR FUNDING HIGHER EDUCATION COSTS
June 2000 -
QPRTs - NOW IS THE TIME
July 2000 - MEDICAID
PLANNING
August 2000 -
WHITHER THE FAMILY COTTAGE?
September 2000
- PRESERVING THE FAMILY FARM
November 2000 -
IRA’s - MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN?
January 2001 -
ESTATE PLANNING FOR "SPECIAL NEEDS"
February 2001 -
NEW IRA DISTRIBUTION RULES - A kinder, gentler IRS?
March 2001 - DONOR
ADVISED FUNDS - A SOLUTION TO CHARITABLE GOALS?
April 2001 - ESTATE
TAX MAZE - CANADIAN CITIZENS
May 2001 - WHAT’S
HAPPENING?
June 2001 -
HAVE YOUR CLIENTS FLIPPED FOR FLIP’S?
August 2001 -
SECTION 529 PLANS JUST GOT BETTER!
October 2001 -
INTEREST RATES, CHARITABLE GIVING AND ESTATE TAXES
December 2001 -
VALUATION MAZE
February 2002 -
CHARITABLE LEAD TRUSTS - Do They Still Make Sense?
March 2002 - GIFT
ANNUITIES - An opportunity for both clients and
non-profits
April 2002 - IRA’S
- Are your clients ahead of the wave?
May 2002 - TRUSTS AND
ASSET PROTECTION
August 2002 -
TRANSFERS OF WEALTH - QUESTIONS FOR EVERY FAMILY
September 2002
- MEDICAID ANNUITIES - IMPORTANT ALERT
October 2002 -
IRA’S AND CHARITABLE GIVING
December 2002 -
THE WALTON FAMILY AND GRAT
January 2003 -
PRIVATE FOUNDATION - GOOD OR BAD?
February 2003 -
CHARITABLE TRUSTS AND LOW INTEREST RATES
April 2003 -
MARITAL DEDUCTION - LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
May 2003 - SECOND
MARRIAGES - UNIQUE PROBLEMS
June 2003 - SNAKE
OIL
July 2003 -
CONTINUING SAGA - FAMILY LP’s AND LLC’s
August 2003 - WHO
WILL BE TRUSTEE?
September 2003
- TOTAL RETURN TRUSTS
October 2003 -
DECLINING ESTATE TAXES AND CHARITABLE GIVING
November
2003 - IRA’s - WHO IS THE BENEFICIARY?
December 2003 -
IRA’s - TRUSTS AS BENEFICIARIES
February 2004 -
IRA’s - CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS AND BENEFICIARIES
March 2004 -
POSTMORTEM ESTATE PLANNING - DISCLAIMERS
APRIL, 2004 -
ESTATE TAXES - WHO WRITES THE CHECK?
May, 2004 - COSTLY
MISTAKE BY WELLS FARGO
June, 2004 - THE
MICHIGAN PRUDENT INVESTOR RULE - TRUSTEE TRAP?
July, 2004 -
TRUSTEES’ TRANQUILIZER OR NIGHTMARE - UPIA
August, 2004 -
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION - USEFUL POINTS
September, 2004
- DIVORCE - IF EVER THE TWAIN SHALL PART
October, 2004 -
MARITAL AGREEMENTS - ARE THEY ENFORCEABLE?
November/December, 2004 - LOW RATES ARE HERE
AGAIN
January, 2005 -
HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
February, 2005 -
Family Limited Partnerships and Gifting
March, 2005 - Is
Estate Planning Obsolete?
April, 2005 -
Schiavo Revisited
May, 2005 - Asset
Protection - An Alert
June, 2005 -
Bankruptcy Anyone?
July, 2005 - SPECIAL
GIFT TAX EXCLUSIONS - TUITION AND MEDICAL EXPENSES
August, 2005 -
SPRAY OR SPRINKLE - SPREAD IT AROUND
September, 2005
- DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE TRUSTEE?
October, 2005 -
TAX PLANNING AFTER DEATH
November, 2005 -
THE MEDICARE DRUG PLAN IS HERE
January, 2006 -
ESTATE PLANNING AND ASSET PROTECTION
February, 2006 -
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES - A HELPFUL TOOL
March, 2006 - ASSET
PROTECTION - TRUST PRIMER
April, 2006 -
DELAWARE TRUSTS - ASSET PROTECTION FOR YOUR CLIENTS?
May, 2006 - PRIVATE
ANNUITIES - HAVING YOUR CAKE AND EATING IT
June, 2006 -
WHO IS THE TRUSTEE?
July, 2006 -
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST, GREAT BENEFICIARY
August, 2006 -
CHARITABLE GIFTING MADE
EASIER
September, 2006 - Family
Member as
Caregiver
October, 2006 - Further
Reminders
November, 2006 - Social
Security - What a Deal!
January, 2007 - Donor Advised Funds - Who Really Benefits?
February, 2007 - Big News for
Estate Planners - FLP Guidelines
March 2007 - Doing Well While Doing Good
April 2007 - To Bury Or Not To
Bury
May 2007 - The Realities of Wealth
Transfer
June 2007 - We Love Our
Grandchildren
July 2007 - Grandchildren
Legacies
August 2007 - Warning: Annuities
Can
Bite!
September 2007 - Michigan
Bandaids
October 2007 - The Window Is
Closing
November 2007 - Estate Taxes
and Life
Insurance
January 2008 - The Death
Monster
February 2008 - Too Good To Be
True
Whither Goeth The Estate
Tax?
April 2008 - The Case for Asset
Protection
May 2008 - Retirement Accounts -
Smart Planning Can Save Big
Money
June 2008 - Saving The
Cottage
July 2008 - Urgent News Re:
Charitable
Trusts
August 2008 - Important
Homestead
News
September 2008 - King Henry
VIII and Queen Elizabeth
Repealed
January, 2009 Gifts - To
Report Or Not To
Report
February, 2009 - All In The
Family
March, 2009 Anatomical Gifts
- Recent
Developments
April, 2009
Divorce Trap
May, 2009 Special Deal on Long
Term Care
Insurance
June, 2009 Senior Life Preserver
- Reverse
Mortgage?
July, 2009 Life Insurance Trusts -
Alive or
Dead?
August, 2009 2010 - Your
IRS Get Out of Jail Free
Card
September, 2009 Trusts - New
Michigan
Rules
October, 2009 Gifting - Who Gives
and Who
Gets?
November/December, 2009 WHAT
A
MESS!
January, 2010 - Taxpayer Wins
Uncapping Case
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